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Training

183 articles — Long-form training pieces — periodization, tempo and threshold work, peaking and tapering, mileage progression, and recovery — written by elite coaches and runner-coaches across the magazine’s 19-year run.

Vol. 4, No. 4 · 2000 A Dog Day Afternoon HE WAS mad. Really mad. Mad at a life that had given him, a fierce brave male dog, the wimpy, effeminate name of Muffette. An owner… Laurie Parton · 5 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 On the Road with Scott Douglas BOOKING A TRIP TO MARATHONING'S PAST Here's how the last book on marathoning I read puts it: "Marathon runners feel that the marathon is a microcosm… Kathrine Switzer · 11 min read M&B Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 Letters TAKE ME BACK Reading Marion Raycheba's account of the National Capital Marathon, "Tiptoe Through the Tulips," in your January/February 2000 issue put me right back in… Editorial Staff · 2 min read M&B Vol. 3, No. 3 · 1999 On THE Mark 1. FIRST MARATHON. A young woman in the office where I work says she plans to run a marathon within the next year. She's been running… Editorial Staff · 3 min read Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Marathon If I had to pick just one race, it would not be one from the height of my racing career in the 1970s, but rather it… Gayle Barron · 13 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 On the Mark: September/October 1998 FREE FATTY ACIDUSE. I’ve been told that on long runs and during marathons, [should use water for the first 90 to 120 minutes to teach my… Mike Tymn · 4 min read M&B Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 Letters "THE JB" I just finished reading the November/December Marathon & Beyond article on the Jasper Banff Relay, and I enjoyed it very much. Many thanks for… Editorial Staff · 4 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 The Great Six-Day Races Here's a quick summary of Parts I through VI of The Great Six-Day Races, which appeared in the first six issues of Marathon & Beyond. —… Ed Dodd · 21 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 The Art of Tapering Illustration by Keith Blomberg When it's time to taper for the marathon, there isn't much more you can do to prepare physically, but mentally you can… Mark Conover · 7 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 On the Road with Kathrine Switzer THE MIRACLE OF THE UNLIKELY WASHINGTON, D.C., April— Twenty-five years ago this spring, I came down from New York City to visit my parents in Virginia.… Kathrine Switzer · 8 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon… In the early miles of the World Challenge 100K in Japan, Rich Hanna (number 162) keeps stride with a French runner (number 66) who becomes his… Rich Hanna · 20 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 1 · 1997 One Step Beyond . One Step Beyond SEE STRESSES SRD ALESIS CELEB TE TERNAL GES TA AO ETE When It Comes to Running Really Long, Be Careful What You… Timothy Martin · 19 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 1 · 1997 Analgesics: Cure or Curse? LONG DISTANCE running is associated with pain—the pain of a maximal race effort, the pain of interval training, the pain of the long run. There is… Robert Johnson, Md · 11 min read Vol. 1, No. 1 · 1997 Marathon 101 THE FIRST modern Olympics at Athens in 1896 was a resounding success because of the invention of the marathon—and because of the victory of the home… Richard Benyo · 20 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 1 · 1997 On THE Mark 1. THE FIRST 100K. What would be a reasonable training program to follow to build toward a good track or road 100K performance at age 53?… Editorial Staff · 10 min read

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